Originally Posted by
joethepilot
Lets not make this into a ****ing contest. Yes... both are trying, but I think we will all agree the time between landing and the next takeoff is the more tiring and stressful than sitting in cruise chatting with your partner. Also its a well, medically, documented fact that the increased noise and vibration in a turboprop = more fatigue. Now with that being said, every regional pilot is exposed to fatigue on a regular basis, no matter what you fly.
Originally Posted by
The Juice
Exactly, not trying to play "who's better" but time in cruise flight with the FMS charting the flight is not want I would really call "tiresome."
More legs= more time low in the heat and wx, increased workload in terminal environment, taxi..wait...taxi...wait, etc.
I would rather fly 8 hours on our "long legs" (1.5 block) than 6 hours on short legs and the 8 flights it takes to do them.
Again, not a contest but it is only at cruise do I get to kick back and relax, too bad in a prop that is for only about 20 minutes.
Guys, guys, no one is saying that you don't work your tails off, I am just simply trying to illustrate that both can be exhausting in different ways. I will 100% concede to the fact that props are hard on the body (I flew my share before I went to the jet), by contrast the jet, depending on the operator, the routes, and the schedule, can be very tiring on the mind.
When was the last time you guys did a non-prescion, in weather, around the mountains, in a non-radar environment? Again, just different kinds of flying, and both can be tiring in their own ways. I was just trying to point out that it's not just about landings and take offs, but rather the type of flying and the amount of it, both which apply to jets or props.
FMS and autopilot are great, but don't forget, some of us average 2hrs or more per leg and operate in RVSM space (which requires the AP above FL280). Just a thought.
As far as the video, I still believe that all the passengers walk away with is "inexperience" and "irresponsibility". The fact that a lot of us started at 20K a year doesn't really equate to safety in any shape or form in their minds.